[Rockchick26]

Originally Posted by LightWork

I agree with the person speaking about HIM (not about the specific band though ) I find I couldn't go more than a day without music - recently my ipod broke and whilst it is being repaired I'm spending as much time as I can near my laptop so I can get music from there.

Whoa i feel for you! When my ipod acts up or i temporarily can't find it,panic sets in LOL I think 'omg i have songs on there i can't hear anywhere else! what am i going to do!?' lol

Intriguingly, I find music has varying effects on me. My music taste is extremely eclectic for an 18 year old. For a start I can listen to my Dad's old stuff (e.g Electric Light Orchestra) but he is a rather young father. Alternatively I have progressive rock that I can occasionally find really hits the spot (Pain Of Salvation/Coheed And Cambria: be interested to see if anybody recognises this stuff), regular rock and indie (Bloc Party, Chili Peppers) or some slower things (The Fray at the moment). At the extreme end I listen to uplifting instrumental music (Explosions In The Sky/Gladiator soundtrack at present). ALL of this music can, at times, uplift me. At other times, it can deflate me. Can anybody begin to try explain this?

I have never had music deflate me,so i can't explain that part of it...are you thinking of a song that makes you feel depressed or sad maybe? Cuz that happens,although i think that is important. Any emotion you get from music is important and worth it,even if it's a bad emotion.

I seem to change what I enjoy listening to regularly and sometimes can't stop listening to a particular artist for days on end to the point that the rest of my music collection seems inferior. Obviously I end up wearing this artist out and it becomes on par with everything else after this. During this time, I'm clearly happiest listening to this artist, but it has to be said being "into" a certain genre has different results to being "into" another genre.

I think i have a remedy for that problem! I've noticed too that when i get into an artist,that is ALL i listen to for weeks,sometimes months. to prevent myself from getting sick of it,i make myself stop BEFORE that happens,so now i'll only listen to a cd for a week,two weeks maximum. Even if i'm super into it and can't wait to hear it again. Then,i go back to listening to my collection on shuffle (and with 900 songs,it can be months before i hear a song again),THEN,when i do hear that cd again,or any songs from it,it's like an eargasm!! lol

Currently, I can't stop listening to Coheed & Cambria and I am simply enjoying listening to it. When I can't stop listening to Explosions In The Sky, it's a quantum shift. I may experiment with eliminating heavier musics and seeing what results it has?

Personally i don't like C&C,but i must say,Explosions in the Sky has one of the most beautiful songs i ever heard but i dont know the name of it,it was in that movie Friday Night Lights,and it played right after the team lost their game. Its instrumental. I can play it on piano,it's so beautiful!